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Yesterday, I met with a group of women who have benefited from the three-day wait. These women attended their first abortion appointment but subsequently changed their minds and, as a result, had their babies. Indeed, their babies were with them in the room yesterday. The legislation … abolish the three-day wait is currently before the Committee on Health but that committee is strategically blocking the voices of these women. These women are the one section of society to have had their voices ignored by the HSE, by the O'Shea report

ideology and yet the majority of TDs here support it. The majority of people oppose getting rid of Irish neutrality and the three-day wait for mothers and yet the majority of TDs in here are in support. This budget is another example of the disconnect that exists

officials or representatives who appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health in relation to the proposal to remove the three-day waiting period for abortion; if so, the date and nature of the training provided; the provider of the training; the cost incurred; the number of persons